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Sep 2 2009
Iran is not going to produce a nuclear weapon any time soon and the threat posed by its atomic program has been exaggerated, the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said in a published interview. The West suspects Iran wants to develop a nuclear weapons...
Aug 29 2009
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for the prosecution of Iran’s top opposition leaders Friday, backing hard-liners pushing for escalation of the postelection crackdown. Ahmadinejad’s speech reflected the increasing bitterness of what has...
Jul 14 2009
Nope. It’s just more deafening silence from the Muslim Street in the wake of last week’s ethnic riot that killed more than 184 in China’s restive Xinjiang Province, home to the Uighurs, a Muslim minority group. According to the Chinese...
May 26 2009
The strongest challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attracted an unusually large and exuberant crowd of supporters on Monday during a campaign speech in this northwest city near the candidate’s birthplace, with only a few weeks before national...
Mar 26 2008
US Vice President Cheney complained to Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan about Turkey’s close relations with Iran and Syria and said “the US does not understand this”. Prime Minister Erdoğan said it would be impossible to deliver the...
Mar 15 2008
How do Totalitarian regimes hold elections? Declare that opposition candidates are insufficiently loyal to be placed on the ballot. Iran on Friday voted in elections expected to tighten the grip of conservatives on parliament after a low-key...